8 Severn Gardens, Oakley, Basingstoke, RG23 7AT

8 Severn Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Oakley, Basingstoke, Basingstoke (RG23 7AT). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 sits 104.5% above the 2008 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.